Improvement in combined rocking-horses and swings



B. P; CRANDALNL,

'Jr. a w. TWIDDY.

Combined Rocking-Horse and Swing.

Patented Mmwn, 1873.

W z'iizeddea 0 V w w w w m m w m H M A UNITED STATE-is BENJAMIN r. oeANn LL, Jn,

PATENT QFFICE.

AND WILLIAM TWIDDY, or WILLIAMSBURG,

NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED ROCKING-HORSES AND SWINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 136,707, dated March 11, 1873.

To all whom it may cancer-n:

, Be it known that we, BENJAMIN P. GRAN- DALL, Jr., and WILLIAM TWIDDY, of Williamsburg, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Rocking-Horse and Swing, ofwhich the following is a specification:

This invention has for its object to furnish a rocking-horse for childrens use, which can be readily adapted for use as a swing. The principal feature of our invention consists in forming with the seat, or integral therewith, two forwardly-projecting arms or bars carrying profile figures of horses at their ends, and connected with the base or rockers of the frame so as to be easily detached therefrom. The second feature of our invention consists in attaching the suspension ropes or rods to the seat portion of the frame by means of detachable connecting devices, permitting the removal of the same when the various parts are combined to form a rockinghorse.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a rockinghorse, representing also the detachable suspension ropes or rods. Fig. 2 is a plan or top view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the seat-board.

The rockers A are arranged parallel to each other, at a suitable distance apart, and are connected by means of a transverse front foot-b0ard, B, and rear transverse board 0. The legs or vertical arms D attached to the rockers are formed or provided with longitudinal barsE, which serve as a supportior the upper or seat portion of the frame. The seatboard F is formed atits sides with projecting arms G, which extend to the front of the bars E, to which they are detachablyconnccted, in the manner hereinafter described. The arms G of the seat carry at their front ends profile figures of horses or other animals or birds, which are secured to the arms by screws H, or in any other suitable manner. The lateral arms of the seat and the rear end of the seatboard are provided with countersunk openings for the reception of the heads of screwbolts I, the shanks of which project through said arms and through the eyebolts K, passing transversely through said legs. Nuts L are applied to the ends of said bolts for securing the various parts in position, while allowing their ready disconnection for use in the manner described.

It will be obvious that instead of eye-bolts other equivalent devices may be employed for receiving screw-bolts, such as stationary screw-nuts inserted into the legs and receiving the ends of the bolts, the movable nut-s being in this instance removed.

The board F, being in one piece with the lateral arms G, is capable of being easily and cheaply constructed from a single piece of lum oer, and, in connection with the back-support M and arm-supports N, constitutes a firm and simple seat.

A toy receptacle or box, 0, extends transversely in front of the seat, and is connected to the arm-supports of the same by means of pins and sockets, or it may be connected to the same by hinges or springs.

The device, as represented in Fig. 1 of the drawing, constitutes a rocking-horse,-operating in the well-known manner. common to such devices, and for converting the same into a swing it is only necessary to detach the rockers and its attached legs, which is easily accomplished by unscrewipg the nuts on the fastening-bolts.

To the upper or seat portion of the frame is attached, by eyebolts P or other fastenin gs, I

a suitable number of ropes or rods, Q, for suspending the seat from a ceiling or other support, so as to permit the proper oscillating movement of the swing.

Said suspension-rods or fastening devices are, however, not to be always detached when the device is used as a rocking horse or chair, as the rope can readily be inserted into the seat, so as to be out of sight.

We claim as our invention- V 1. A rocking horse or chair provided with a seat board, F, formed with forwardlyprojecting arms G for securing the same to the base or rocker frame D, as herein set forth.

2. In a rocking-horse, the detachable seat or upper portion F, formed as shown, secured In testimony that we claim the foregoing to the base or rocker portion, substantially as we have hereunto set our hands this 11th day described. of January, 1873.

3. The combination with the detachable BENJAMIN P. ORANDALL, JR. seat portion F, constructed as described, of WILLIAM TWIDDY. suspension ropes or rods Q Q, as described, \Vitnesses: for converting the same into a swing, as here- ROBERT MGVIOA-R, in set forth. EDWARD MCOARTY. 

